Drug utilization pattern and factors associated with polypharmacy and excessive polypharmacy in geriatric medical out-patients at a rural health training centre in India

CONTEXT: Multiple chronic illnesses associated with ageing population demands the role of polypharmacy. Drug utilization study in terms of description of drug use pattern in the geriatric patients aids in monitoring polypharmacy as well as to determine the factors contributing to it. OBJECTIVES: To...

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Autores principales: Nitya, S., Ramya, G., Kiruthika, Sivagourounadin, Meenakshi, R, Devi, Jayabalan Nalini, Suganya, Ganesan, Pravin, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8415691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34568148
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2417_20

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8415691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34568148
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2417_20

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